China records another chemical plant explosion in less than a month

Balls of fire and smoke at the scene of the blast   (C) Xinhua/Reuters

There have been another chemical plant explosion in China just weeks after a massive blast in Tiajin port killed over 150 people (you can read the story here). Thankfully the casualty have been pegged down to at least one person killed and nine injured as at the time of reporting. The blast which occurred on Monday night at the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company, eastern China, was said to have been put out about five hours later and authorities said no contamination has been detected. It was reported that several of the company's executives have been detained and the cause of the fire is under investigation as officials at the Ruihai International Logistics Company, where the Tianjin blast occurred, are believed to have obtained fraudulent safety licenses.
The latest blast is bound to raise more questions about safety standards in a country where industrial accidents are all too common following three decades of fast economic growth